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Top Issues in the Global Food Industry

SUSTAINABILITY Consumer Interest in Sustainability Continues to Grow Every food company, from multinational to local food producers, cannot ignore the consumer expectations and conversations on sustainability topics such as climate change and […]

New complexity of authorization requests in Europe

For several weeks the EFSA has rejected several authorization application dossiers (Novel Food, Food and Feed additives, Food Enzymes, Recycling Processes, Substance to be used in plastic materials) within the framework of […]

Increased demand for accurate GMO testing in feed ingredients

GMO free products are no longer considered a niche market in Europe. In Germany, almost 80% of the milk is non-GMO and it is expected that more countries and products […]

Using Technology to Reduce Risk for Food Supply Chain Hazards

Raw material hazards such as microbes, pesticides, allergens, heavy metals and foreign bodies account for over 50% of all food recalls ‒ but most food companies struggle to identify and reduce these […]

What’s Driving Consumer Demand for Organic Food and Beverage Products?

Organic remains one of the most prominent and significant markers of quality in foods and beverages in the United States. In recent years, with over 82% of consumers participating in some way in […]

Novel food : How to avoid EFSA Negative Opinion?

In October 2022, EFSA issued a negative opinion on b-hydroxybutyrate salts as a novel food. Here is the summary of that opinion, which you can also find on their website: Following […]

Cannabidiol: Existing Regulatory Framework Inadequate, FDA Says

On January 26, 2023, the FDA denied the requests in three citizen petitions (from the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), and the Natural Products Association (NPA)) […]

Plant-Based Product Innovation

Plant-Based Goes Mainstream with New Product Innovations The global plant-based food market is booming, with the segment expected to grow to $166 billion in the next decade. As more consumers […]